ADD 1240 (P336003)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ADD 1240 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336003 |
| Museum no. | BM 098537 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa06 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | [Mannu-ki-Arbail has purchased and acquired it from S]il[u] for [......]. |
| Obverse [2:7] o 3'3'– | [The mo]ney is p[aid] completely. That [fi]eld is purch[ased and acq]uired. Any revocation, la[wsuit, or liti]gation is voi[d]. |
| Bottom [0:10] b.e. 7'b.e. 7'– | [Who]ever in the fu[tu]re, whether Silu or his sons, seeks a lawsuit or li[tigation] against Mannu-ki-A[rbail, shall place] 10 minas of [pure] sil[ver] in the lap of [DN]. He shall lit[igate] in his lawsuit [and not succeed]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Witness Si[...]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Witness [NN]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Month Iyyar (II), 21st day, eponym year of [Nergal-šarru-uṣur], chief [cupbearer]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2' | [TA IGI {1}⸢x x-lu⸣ [il-qi] | |
| 3' | [kas]-pu ga-mur ⸢ta⸣-[din] | |
| 4' | [A].ŠA₃ šu-a-te za-⸢rip⸣ | |
| 5' | [la]-⸢qi⸣ tu-a-ru ⸢de⸣-[nu] | |
| 6' | ⸢DUG₄⸣.DUG₄ la-aš₂-[šu₂] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 7' | ⸢man⸣-nu ša₂ ina ⸢ur-kiš⸣ [o] | |
| 8' | lu-u {1}si-i-lu [o] | |
| 9' | ⸢lu⸣-u DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ [o] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ša⸣ de-e-nu ⸢DUG₄⸣.[DUG₄] | |
| 2 | TA@v {1}man-nu—ki—⸢arba⸣-[il₃] | |
| 3 | ub-ta-u-[ni] | |
| 4 | 10 MA.NA KUG.⸢UD⸣ [LUH-u] | |
| 5 | ina bur-ki {⸢d⸣}[x x GAR] | |
| 6 | ina de-ni-šu₂ ⸢DUG₄⸣.[DUG₄-ma la₃ TI] | |
| 7 | IGI {1}si-⸢x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 8 | [IGI] {1}[x x x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | {iti}GUD UD 21-⸢KAM₂⸣ [lim-mu {1}U.GUR—MAN—PAB] | |
| 2 | [o] {lu₂v}⸢GAL⸣—[KAŠ.LUL] {lu₂v}⸢GAL⸣—[KAŠ.LUL] | |
Sources & licences
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